Bidspirit auction | A TRIO OF INDUS VALLEY

A TRIO OF INDUS VALLEY STYLE PAINTED TERRACOTTA FIGURINES, POSSIBLY CIRCA 3300–1300 BCE. - A trio of ancient-style terracotta figurines comprising one stylised anthropomorphic figure and two zoomorphic figures representing humped Zebu bulls. The central human figure is hand-modelled from a buff-coloured clay. It features a bird-like face with a prominent pinched nose and large applied circular pellet eyes. The figure wears a tall, flattened headdress and has arms folded across the chest in a ritualistic posture, above a plank-like body with two tapered legs. The two accompanying Zebu bull figurines are also crafted from buff terracotta and are decorated with dark brown painted slip. The bull on the left features vertical stripes along its flanks, a hatched pattern on the hump, and bands around the horns and neck. The bull on the right displays a dotted collar around the neck, dark bands along the spine, and vertical stripes on the hindquarters.  H: Approximately 5.5-12.5cm